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Core Web Vitals

Also known as: CWV · LCP · INP · CLS

Definition

Core Web Vitals are Google's user-experience metrics: Largest Contentful Paint (loading), Interaction to Next Paint (responsiveness) and Cumulative Layout Shift (visual stability), measured on real user traffic.

The thresholds for a good experience are LCP under 2.5 seconds, INP under 200 milliseconds and CLS under 0.1, assessed at the 75th percentile of real visits. Lab tools estimate these; field data from real users is what actually counts.

Their direct ranking weight is modest, but their commercial effect is not. Conversion rate degrades measurably with every additional second of load, and on mobile connections across the GCC the gap between a fast and slow site is often the difference between a lead and a bounce.

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AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation)

AEO is the practice of structuring content and data so AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews cite a business as a source when answering questions, including when no click follows.

AI visibility

How often a brand is named or cited in answers from AI assistants for the prompts its buyers actually use. The emerging equivalent of rank tracking, measured by prompting at scale and counting mentions.

Backlink

A backlink is a hyperlink from another website to yours, treated by search engines as a signal of credibility. Value depends on the linking site's authority and topical relevance, not on link count.

Canonical tag

A canonical tag tells search engines which URL is the preferred version of a page when duplicate or near-duplicate content exists at multiple addresses, consolidating ranking signals onto one URL.

Content cluster

A content cluster is a comprehensive pillar page on a broad topic surrounded by interlinked supporting pages covering specific subtopics, structured so internal links consolidate relevance signals.

Crawl budget

Crawl budget is the number of pages a search engine will crawl on a site within a given period, determined by the site's authority, server responsiveness and the perceived value of its URLs.

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